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SF 275

1st Engrossment - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 03/06/2012 02:03pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

Current Version - 1st Engrossment

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A bill for an act
relating to local government; expanding authority of Anoka County to finance
costs of countywide public safety improvements; amending Minnesota Statutes
2010, section 383E.21.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 383E.21, is amended to read:


383E.21 BONDING FOR new text begin COUNTYWIDE new text end PUBLIC SAFETY
deleted text begin COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSdeleted text end new text begin IMPROVEMENTS AND EQUIPMENTnew text end .

Subdivision 1.

Authority to incur debt.

(a) To finance the cost of designing,
constructing, and acquiring new text begin countywide new text end public safety deleted text begin communication system infrastructuredeleted text end new text begin
improvements
new text end and equipment,new text begin including real and personal property, benefiting both Anoka
County and the municipalities located within Anoka County,
new text end the governing body of Anoka
County may issue:

(1) capital improvement bonds under the provisions of section 373.40 as if the
infrastructure and equipment qualified as a "capital improvement" within the meaning of
section 373.40, subdivision 1, paragraph (b); and

(2) capital notes under the provisions of section 373.01, subdivision 3, as if the
equipment qualified as "capital equipment" within the meaning of section 373.01,
subdivision 3.

(b) The deleted text begin originaldeleted text end new text begin outstandingnew text end principal amount of the bonds and the capital notes
issued under this section may not exceed $12,500,000 new text begin at any timenew text end .new text begin Any bonds or notes
issued pursuant to this section must only be issued after approval by a majority vote of the
Anoka County Joint Law Enforcement Council, a joint powers board.
new text end

Subd. 2.

Treatment of levy.

Notwithstanding sections 275.065, subdivision 3, and
276.04, the county may report the tax attributable to any levy to pay principal and interest
on bonds or notes issued under this section as a separate line item on the proposed property
tax notice and the property tax statement.new text begin Notwithstanding any provision in chapter 275 or
373 to the contrary, bonds or notes issued by Anoka County under this section must not be
included in the computation of the net debt of Anoka County.
new text end

Subd. 3.

Expiration.

This section expires deleted text begin ten years after the first year in which the
county issues a note or bond under this section
deleted text end new text begin on January 1, 2027new text end . The county may not
issue a bond or note under this section with a maturity or payment date after the expiration
date of this section. No property tax may be levied under this section for taxes payable in
a calendar year after the calendar year in which this section expires. Expiration of this
section does not affect the obligation to pay or the authority to collect taxes levied under
this section before its expiration.